The Kansas-Nebraska Act, which was seen by Northerners as a pro-Southern act, was passed in 1854 and led to a rush of Northern settlers in the Kansas Territory.

Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854, Redux. By Tony Blankley - March 26, 2010. Email. Print. Comments. We are now beginning to enter the Kansas-Nebraska Act stage of the socialist crisis of the Republic.

On this day in 1854, the House approved, 113-100, the Kansas-Nebraska Act. It repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, dampening chances of a peaceful resolution to the issue of slavery.

In 1854 the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act served as a catalyst to war and created the conditions that led to the birth of the Republican Party and Lincoln’s political ascendancy.

A Hell of a Storm: The Battle for Kansas, the End of Compromise, and the Coming of the Civil War David S. Brown. Scribner, $32 (352p) ISBN 978-1-6680-2281-8 ...

Tim Rues discussed the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the events that were included in "Bleeding Kansas." Bell Ringer Assignment. Why was the territory of Kansas significant nationally?